This is how I grow lettuce, radishes and sometimes salad onions. Get a Costco sized bag of potting soil (7.99) and poke several drainage holes in one side. Turn it over onto whatever surface you plan to keep it on. Wipe the bag clean then put a row of duct tape around the outer edges. This keeps the bag from stretching out. Cut around the inside of the duct tape to remove the bag. Scoop out some of the potting soil so that the rest is flat. I use a mini muffin pan to mark where my seeds will go. It is a great tool when wanting to space your plants. (I use it for spacing carrots in my raisedbeds, too). Put a seed or two in each space then cover with a thin layer of potting soil, water lightly and keep moist until your seedlings appear. This will keep you in lettuce all summer! If you plant radishes in this, it is easy to plant every couple of weeks for continued harvest. I will use a bag of potting soil for two years then I add it to my raised beds, flower pots, etc. and start a fresh bag for the next two years. I first started doing this to help my dear friend have a garden she could take care of while recovering from illness. Hers were on a big wooden spool and an outdoor table. No bending to take care of the garden!
Posted by: Kris Tracy-Edwards
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